Eastern & Southern Africa and West & Central Africa

452.7

million people under 18 in the Eastern and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa region

23%

of the world’s 2.01 billion in this age group

For this 2026 iteration of the index the following countries are included within the Eastern and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa region: 

Grouping	Country
G20:	South Africa
EVAC accountability pledgers:	Angola Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Dem. Rep. of Congo Ethiopia Ghana Kenya Madagascar Mozambique Niger Nigeria Rwanda South Africa Tanzania Uganda
Pathfinding:	Angola Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire Dem. Rep. of Congo Ethiopia Kenya Nigeria South Africa Tanzania Uganda
Cameroon

The Eastern and Southern Africa & West and Central Africa region is the 3rd most populous in the world for children and adolescents, out of all 6 regions.

See how its countries are benchmarked in efforts to prevent and address childhood sexual violence:

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Third Richest Nation

www.bravemovement.org/campaigns/third-richest-nation

A world without childhood violence would be $7 trillion richer. This nation isn’t real. Its wealth could be. Brave Movement's survivor-led advocacy campaign at the G20 in 2025 pressured decision makers to invest in prevention, healing and justice to create stronger, happier nations.

#BeBrave G7 Scorecard 2025

www.bravemovement.org/g7

By evaluating each G7 nation’s progress on vital policy measures we're drawing global attention to the global, silent pandemic of sexual violence against children. This is a crisis that undermines the G7's commitment to building secure, prosperous, and equitable societies. Kids need bold leadership and decisive action now to be safe and thrive.

Break the record

www.togetherforgirls.org/en/press/a-record-breaking-event-now-governments-must-deliver

We broke the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ for the most countries represented at a childhood violence summit! With 120 governments attending, this first ever Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children was the largest organized event to address this issue on a global scale. Most importantly, as a result, we also broke the world’s record of inaction against childhood sexual violence.